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WCBU: Peoria Police launches online reporting system
by Joe Deacon of WCBU, Peoria Public Radio • • Comments Off on WCBU: Peoria Police launches online reporting system
Residents can file non-emergency incidents with Desk Officer Reporting System [DORS] designed to make filing a report simpler and more convenient
PeoriaCounty200Plus wants your input on future of Peoria
by Brian Ludwig • • Comments Off on PeoriaCounty200Plus wants your input on future of Peoria
Go to the Peoria County website to submit ideas on the future of unincorporated land use as the government puts together a Comprehensive Land Use Plan. “Public input — genuine input — on the future of Peoria County. What makes you excited? What concerns are there about the future?”
Peoria County ordered to pay ex-Auditor’s attorney $124K
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Peoria County ordered to pay ex-Auditor’s attorney $124K
Justin Penn of the Hinshaw and Culbertson law firm due additional fees and costs stemming from his representation of former County Auditor Jessica Thomas
West Peoria News: Stay safe on streets this holiday season
by April Silver • • Comments Off on West Peoria News: Stay safe on streets this holiday season
Resurfacing of Farmington Road is currently underway. This significant project focuses on the busy stretch of road between Kickapoo Creek and Main Street. Watch for road workers as you check out the festivities in our community
HERE’S TO OUR HEALTH: Heartland Health Services weathering the storms from funding cuts in Washington
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on HERE’S TO OUR HEALTH: Heartland Health Services weathering the storms from funding cuts in Washington
In Peoria, Heartland Health Services provides care for about 22,000 patients a year at its 10 locations. That translates to about 260 patient visits each day. Nationwide, recent changes at the federal level mean some centers could face cuts, difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff, or even closing — leaving patients in need to do without or to turn to hospital emergency rooms for critical care.
HERE’S TO OUR HEALTH: Health care needs most bipartisan approach
by Brian Ludwig • • Comments Off on HERE’S TO OUR HEALTH: Health care needs most bipartisan approach
Ray LaHood, Cheri Bustos and Bob Dold promote bipartisanship as they disuss the shutdown and the politics of what’s at state for the state of health care in America at “The Importance of Bipartisanship” panel discussion sponsored by the Dirksen Congressional Center at Bradley University
Peoria Party: Expedition organized in River City blazed the Oregon Trail
by Tim Shelley Peoria County Communications Coordinator • • Comments Off on Peoria Party: Expedition organized in River City blazed the Oregon Trail
Peoria County Bicentennial includes remarkable rendez-vous on the Illinois River and a wild excursion to the Northwest
No Kings need come to the table, history is watching
by Brian Ludwig • • Comments Off on No Kings need come to the table, history is watching
We all have a lot more in common than we don’t. Perhaps the most diplomatic replies at the protest were, “Maybe (Trump) has some good ideas, but the way he does things is wrong” and “I can respect this. This is how protests should be done. … I don’t agree with this protest, but I can’t be mad about it here.”
News analysis: We have the ‘right to vote,’ right?
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on News analysis: We have the ‘right to vote,’ right?
Landmark Voting Rights Act is already on life support; will Supreme Court pull plug? Gutting guardrails on redistricting, new voter IDs, jeopardizing mail-in ballots, questioning voter machine, federal data grab nagging at our right